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While Shelley Winters managed to stand out in an effective ensemble of actors in "The Diary of Anne Frank," beating out Hermione Baddeley's brief appearances in "Room at the Top" (the shortest performance ever nominated) and Thelma Ritter's alcoholic maid in "Pillow Talk," the dual nominations of Susan Kohner and Juanita Moore as tragic mother and daughter in "Imitation of Life" were worthy competition. But where was Gusti Huber's nomination as Mrs. Frank, especially after the bread scene?

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"My Left Foot" is teeming with talent, from Daniel Day-Lewis to Fiona Shaw to Hugh O'Connor to Best Supporting Actress Brenda Fricker as Christy Brown's devoted mother. This week, we celebrate the Irishness of it all, the set piece of the Restaurant Scene, Fiona Shaw as Medea, the perils of method acting, and the matriarchs in our own lives. Plus, quality drag content that isn't a competition and a review of our list of BSA's in Waiting!

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Colin Drucker

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Nick Kochanov

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Geena Davis's overly-mannered Oscar win for the "The Accidental Tourist" is a head scratcher for sure. We're much more excited by the brilliant mix of camp and humanity that fellow nominees Sigourney Weaver and Joan Cusack brought to "Working Girl," as Tess's manipulative gorgon of a boss and fine feathered friend Cyn. We discuss some of our favorite work from both actresses outside this movie, as well as the moments that earned them Oscar recognition here. Plus, a startling revelation re: Garden State, the birth of a new list, and much more in this week's BSA double header!

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Colin Drucker

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Nick Kochanov

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We were so enamored with Ingrid Bergman in "Cactus Flower" that we needed to see what she got her own Best Supporting Actress Oscar for. Well, 1974's "Murder on the Orient Express" is a long haul of a movie, and Bergman's fretful Greta is but a brief stop in the all-star cast of culprits. Perhaps she was right when she said it should have gone to Valentina Cortese instead. Nevertheless, Bergman is the best thing about the movie (next to the perfectly aged sight of Sean Connery) while Michael York's mustache is the worst. To say nothing of the longest champagne toast in the history of cross-country train travel, Albert Finney's puzzling putz Poirot, too many scenes of men talking, and Lauren Bacall.

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Colin Drucker

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Goldie Hawn's movie persona was launched with her Oscar-winning turn as Toni in the daffy, stagey "Cactus Flower." While Walter Matthau is miscast as a Lothario of a dentist, we do get a wildly overqualified Ingrid Bergman, emerging as perhaps the true BSA of the movie. (We end up talking more about her much more, but Goldie's goosey charisma and potato chip acting are not to be missed.) Plus: a word of warning about They Shoot Horses Don't They?, many reasons to watch Midnight Cowboy, and some decadent quarantine desserts.

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Colin Drucker

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Judi Dench's Oscar-winning performance as Queen Elizabeth is second only to Beatrice Straight in "Network" for the shortest amount of screen time for a BSA. Despite its cameo size, Dench packs a wallop into those 6 minutes, including a quintessential Oscar moment and a dragtastic reveal. We also queen out this week on Sigourney Weaver, the end of Schitt's Creek, 1995's "The Net," and a musical gift from us to youUUuu...

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Colin Drucker

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Our episode covering the BSA's of The Hours this week should have been, well, a couple of hours! Looks like that upload maybe had some glitches (bit of a Laura Brown birthday cake scenario), so we're uploading this again in full, just in case! Enjoy!

From Meryl's unraveling Clarissa Vaughan to Miranda Richardson's fabulous Vanessa Bell to the BSA queen herself, Allison Janney, 2002's "The Hours" is packed with brilliant performances in roles big and small. While Nicole Kidman earned her Best Actress Oscar for playing the tortured and talented Virginia Woolf, this week we recognize all of the other performances worthy of awards in our eyes. (Spoiler: it's pretty much every performance.) We queen out on Julianne Moore's heavy lifting, Ed Harris's transformation, Jeff Daniels command of gay affectations, Toni Collette's ACTING CHOICES, and that great flower shop scene with Eileen Atkins. It's just too much, and we can't get enough.

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This week, we're zooming in on nuanced nominee Marisa Tomei in the slow-burning "In the Bedroom," as well as the powerful performances from Tom Wilkinson, Sissy Spacek, and of course, best featured actress Celia Weston! We also digest life in the time of a pandemic, find simple joys in quarantine snacks, give a requisite moment of appreciation for winner Jennifer Connelly, and sing the praises of "Shrill."

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Whoopi's Oscar winning turn as previously-faking-it spiritual medium Oda Mae Brown in "Ghost" is as iconic as her varied career. This week, we channel all our love for Goldberg's comedic genius, but only after a Quarantine Watchlist check-in/rant. (Fans of Carrie Bradshaw, beware.) We also celebrate Demi's tears, Tony Goldwyn's golden glow, and Patrick Swayze's general goodness. Plus: some love for Annette Bening, a return to Pawnee, slippers with treads, and a 60's camp classic that is utterly relevant for our self-contained times.

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"Shampoo" and its central character of George the horny hairstylist may feel a bit dated today, but it's a great acting showcase for Goldie Hawn as George's charming girlfriend Jill, and certainly for Lee Grant as the ferocious Felicia, earning her an Oscar in a year that really should have gone to any and all of the Women of "Nashville," but that's a whole other episode. We celebrate Grant's best moments in her limited screen time (though certainly more than fellow nominee Sylvia Miles's nominated cameo in "Farewell My Lovely"), plus a fine debut from Carrie Fisher. We also discuss some BSA-rich movies we've watched recently, celebrate a classic sleuth and bloom with renewed love for the Rose women.

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Colin Drucker

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